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" Smacked in the face by a free-swinging pipe, Timothy Fregia, a pipe welder, claims Dependable Lease Services and Samson Lone Star LLC failed to control the job site and negligently caused him injury. <br /> <br />Fregia has filed suit against both companies. His suit was filed in the Jefferson County District Court on Feb. 22.  <br /> <br />According to the plaintiff's petition, on April 4, 2007, Fregia was working as a welder on the McClintock gas well and pipeline owned by Samson, when employees of Dependable Lease caused a six-inch pipe and flange to strike and injure him.<br /> <br />\"Plaintiff's injury and resulting damages were proximately caused by the negligence of Defendants in failing to maintain a safe work place and by utilizing an unsafe work procedure and faulty equipment,\" the suit said.<br /> <br />The suit does not give any more information on how Fregia's injury occurred or how badly he was hurt.<br /> <br />Fregia is suing for past and future medical expenses, mental anguish, pain, impairment and loss of earning capacity.<br /> <br />He is represented by attorney Mike Morris of the Tekell, Book, Matthews & Limmer law firm.<br /> <br />Judge Milton Shuffield, 136th Judicial District, has been assigned to the case.<br /><br />Case No. D181-296<br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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